Canadian York University published a CSR Guide

The Canadian York University published a CSR Guide. “The Guide to Instruments of Corporate Responsibility” profiles 16 leading standards, codes, guidelines and principles of corporate responsibility. In addition to providing an overview of the purpose and operation of each instrument, the Guide draws on concrete examples to illustrate how institutional investors and labour pension funds have employed these instruments in promoting corporate responsibility in their equity holdings. ... lees meer

Inzenden voor NBN-Rabobank Scriptieprijs

De NBN-Rabobank Scriptieprijs wordt elk jaar uitgereikt aan de schrijver/schrijfster van de – naar het oordeel van de jury – beste afstudeerscriptie, die bedrijfsethiek, integriteit en/of maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen als hoofdonderwerp heeft. Eveneens kunnen scripties worden ingediend waarbij bedrijfsethiek een belangrijke invalshoek is binnen een bredere probleemstelling. ... lees meer

EU frustreert kansen eerlijke bananen

In Hong Kong praat de wereld deze week over de toekomst van de wereldhandel. Dat er iets moet gebeuren, bewijst de huidige praktijk: Brussel frustreert het succes van de eerlijke banaan. Jeroen Kroezen, directeur van AgroFair, weet er alles van. De Oké-banaan is het succesnummer van AgroFair. ... lees meer

New recommendations for board action on corporate responsibility

A new report has been published aims to develop guidance for effective board action on corporate responsibility. Both the Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the new Company Law Reform Bill give directors duties related to corporate responsibility*. This report outlines the challenge boards face in fulfilling them, and the actions they can take in order to do so. ... lees meer

Report Examines Companies Success in Applying GRI Economic Performance Indicators

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has released a new report that reviews how well the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Economic Performance Indicators have been applied by 33 companies, including GE, McDonald’s, Novo Nordisk, Shell, Starbucks and Toyota. “Reporting on Economic Impacts” evaluates how the Economic Performance Indicators have been used and proposes recommendations for updating the GRI Guidelines. ... lees meer

Only 25% of companies manage social and environmental risks well

Global socially responsible investment specialists EIRIS have found that 24 per cent of companies world-wide have good or advanced systems in place to manage social, environmental and other ethical (SEE) risks. The survey, SEE Risk Management: an analysis of its adoption by companies, is the first of its kind and analysed companies in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Canada. ... lees meer